India's MediSim VR trains future doctors

 

MediSim VR is an Indian start-up based in Chennai that offers VR training programs for medical students.   It has been incubated by the Indian Institute of Technology Research Park and trained over 2,000 students. MediSim VR's founders came from the computer games space and decided to apply VR technology to medical education. The company offers VR simulations for various medical procedures and has three patents in medical simulation. MediSim VR's technology offers a solution to the limitations of traditional mannequin-based learning. The start-up aims to expand to the lucrative medical education markets such as the U.S., U.K., and Australia. The founders believe haptic feedback will improve learning outcomes. Recently, MediSim VR signed a deal with Hartford HealthCare Corp and appointed Harvard Medical School's Gianluca De Novi as an adviser.